Module 2 Flashcards
What’s in the centre of an atom?
protons and neutrons which make up the nucleus
What orbits the nucleus?
electrons in shells
give the relative mass of all subatomic particles
proton=1
neutron=1
electron=1/2000
give the relative charges of all subatomic particles
proton= +1
neutron= 0
electron =-1
atomic number?
number of protons.
also number of electrons if not charged
mass number?
number of protons and neutrons in nucleus
isotope?
atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons
what do isotopes of the same element have?
- different masses
- same number of protons and electrons
- different numbers of neutrons in nucleus
why do different isotopes of the same element react in the same way?
because:
- it’s the number and arrangement of electrons that decides the chemical properties of an element and isotopes have the same configuration so the same chemical properties.
- neutrons make no difference to chemical reactivity
what are ions?
an ion is a positively or negatively charged atom or (covalently bonded) group of atoms (a molecular ion)
You have an Na+ ion. Give the atomic number Give the mass number Give proton Give neutron Give electron Overall charge?
atomic no =11 mass no=23 p=11 n=12 e=10 overall charge=11-10=1+
You have a Cl- ion. Give the atomic number Give the mass number Give proton Give neutron Give electron Overall charge?
atomic no =17 mass no=35 p=17 n=18 e=18 overall charge= 17-18= 1-
F- is a negative ion
Explain
The negative charge means there’s 1 more electron than there are protons. F has 9 protons so F- must have 10 electrons. The overall charge = +9-10= -1
Mg2+ is a positive ion.
Explain.
The 2+ charge means that there are 2 fewer electrons than there are protons. Mg has 12 protons so Mg2+ must have 10 electrons. The overall charge = +12-10=+2
What did Democritus say about matter?
All matter is made from indivisible particles
What did John Dalton say about matter?
described atoms as solid spheres and that different types of sphere made up different elements
What did JJ Thomson say about matter
1897
-atoms weren’t solid and indivisible
-atom must contain a smaller negatively charged particle “corpuscles” (electrons) so the solid sphere idea of atomic structure had to be changed.
NEW MODEL PLUM PUDDING - A POSITIVELY CHARGED SPHERE WITH NEGATIVE ELECTRONS EMBEDDED IN IT
What did Rutherford say about matter?
1909 Rutherford Geiger and Marsden gold foil experiment.
there’s a tiny positively charged nucleus at the centre of the atom surrounded by a “cloud” of negative electrons. Most of the atoms mass is concentrated at the centre so most of the atom is empty space.
Further Modifications to Rutherford model?
Henry Moseley discovered the charge of the nucleus increased from one element to another in units of one.
Rutherford discovered that the nucleus contained positively charged particles called proton.
The charges of the nucleus of different atoms could be explained because atoms of different elements have a different number of protons in their nucleus
James Chadwick on atomic models
the nucleus of atoms were heavier if they just contained protons
Rutherford predicted there were other particles in the nucleus with mass but no charge
James Chadwick discovers the neutron
Describe in 4 steps, Bohrs atomic model
Niels Bohr:
- Electrons only exist in fixed orbits(shells) and not anywhere in between
- Each shell has a fixed energy
- When an electron moves between shells electromagnetic radiation is emitted or absorbed
- because the energy of shells is fixed, the radiation will have a fixed frequency
What else did the Bohr model explain?
The Bohr model also explained why the noble gases are inert.
He said the shells of an atom can only hold fixed numbers of electrons and an elements reactivity is due to its electrons.
So when an atom has full shells of electrons it’s stable and does not respect.
What’s the most accurate atomic model today?
Involves quantum mechanics- you can never know where an electron is or which direction it’s going in at any moment, but you can say how likely it is to be at a certain point in the atom.
Electrons can act as waves as well as particles.
DEFINE relative atomic mass Ar
The weighted mean mass of an atom of an element compared to 1/12 of the mass of an atom of carbon 12 the relative atomic mass of each element is shown in the periodic table.